KDI Graduate School of International Policy, Expansion and Revamp of Korea's Sustainable Development Online Courses
[Sejong=Asia Economy Reporter Kim Hyunjung] The KDI School of Public Policy and Management announced that, in collaboration with the SDG Academy operated by the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network, it will expand and reorganize the online lecture series titled 'Sustainable Development in Korea,' starting from the 1st.
As the UN has set the 'Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)' as a new milestone for international development cooperation, the need to share Korea's more comprehensive economic and social development experiences, including environmental protection and social development, with the international community has increased. Since 2018, the KDI School of Public Policy and Management has been offering free content lectures on Korea's economic and social development experiences through the edX platform. To date, learners from 109 countries have taken these courses.
The newly expanded and reorganized course supplements the existing eight lectures on major policy cases that contributed to Korea's development and adds three new topics that were not covered in the previous courses, making a total of 11 fields.
Professor Jeffrey Sachs of Columbia University, USA, who participated in the opening lecture, explained strategies for achieving sustainable development and the formulation of sustainable development strategies for developing countries based on Korea's development experience. The newly added modules on 'Industry,' 'Transportation,' and 'IT' cover topics such as Korea's industrial policy development in response to global market expansion, policy decision-making responding to the political system of the development era and changes in the global economy, and innovation policies to overcome financial crises and low-growth crises.
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Son Wook, Director of Research Cooperation at the KDI School of Public Policy and Management, explained, "The lecture videos are provided on the edX platform and the SDG Academy's YouTube channel," adding, "Related videos can also be viewed on the KDI School of Public Policy and Management's YouTube channel." He further added, "We expect that this expanded and reorganized online lecture series will play a role in properly introducing Korea to scholars, policymakers, and students worldwide who are interested in Korea's development experience."
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